Feral Cat Program

As a Community Service, we offer Free* spaying and neutering of Feral cats that are trapped within Yamhill County.

Due to abuse of the program, when you drop off a feral cat, a technician or veterinarian will come and carefully evaluate if the cat is truly feral vs a scared stray. A feral cat, by
definition, is a cat that as "reverted to feral" and lives in a truly wild state. These feral cats are truly wild animals and cannot be handled.

If we can touch, scratch, rub, pet or reach into the trap, we classify this as a stray cat which DOES NOT qualify for our feral cat program. Also, any cat wearing any sort of collar or
harness will be immediately disqualified from the program. The reason is these strays can potentially be rehabilitated and adopted whereas a truly feral cat cannot.

When bringing in a possible feral cat, please abide by the following;

1) Must come in a wire "live trap". We do no accept potential ferals in crates. We also "loan" traps out with a $100 FULLY REFUNDABLE deposit. Stop by our clinic and a
receptionist will happily assist you.

2) Understand we will evaluate the cat for being feral vs a stray and it may be disqualified from the program.

3) You must sign an agreement and release the cat exactly where you trapped it. (This is because there is almost always a territory for every cat, and once a cat leave that territory, another
will take it's place, much like a "hotel" vacancy. It serves little purpose to release it elsewhere.

4) A notch will be surgically cut into it's LEFT ear as to identify it as being altered if caught in the future and prevent unnecessary anesthesia.

5) Vaccination of feral cats is discouraged (because it's impossible to "booster" the vaccine), but we can do so at your expense.

6) We do encourage viral testing (FeLV/FIV) to ensure your feral is not transmitting fatal diseases. Please note that this is at your expense, and any positive cats will be humanely
euthanized while under anesthesia. The charge for viral testing (SNAP test) is $52

7) Any services beyond the spay/neutering is at your expense. We simply cannot afford to use MAWS funds. Thank you so much for your understanding and continued support of this
wonderful community service.

*Our veterinarians and staff provide this service strictly donation basis. Surgery is primarily performed by Dr Schroeder. We reserve the right to deny services if our staff
feels there is dishonesty or if we are being taken advantage of or harrassed for our community service.

This program is made possible by MAWS (McMinnville Animal Welfare Society), which is a 501c3 "Not for profit" organization. MAWS operates strictly by public donations and does not
receive government funding of any sort.